used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
approveverbUS /əˈpruːv/
give sanction to
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
baronetcynoun
the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course it was perfectly right.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
honoursnoun
a university degree with honors
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
infatuatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfætʃuːeɪtɪd/
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
an occurrence of something
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Of course it was perfectly right.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
Markland
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From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
Minnie
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From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
not any; not one
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course it was perfectly right.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
one's
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From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Of course it was perfectly right.
a human being
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
precedencynoun
status established in order of importance or urgency
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Of course it was perfectly right.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
express in words
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
Theodore
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From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
trumperynoun
nonsensical talk or writing
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
viscountessnoun
a wife or widow of a viscount
From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
Warrender
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From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of course it was perfectly right.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading No one could say that I was in any way infatuated about Lady Markland, never from the first: but I quite approve of that.
at the time that
From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should she call herself Mrs. Theodore Warrender, when she has the title of a viscountess?
Wilberforce
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From this reading I should not at all like to have Mrs. Wilberforce, for instance, or any other person of her class, walk out of a room before me--now."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that?
